Barry Maitland
Appearance
Barry Maitland | |
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Born | 1941 (age 82–83) |
Nationality | British Australian |
Occupation | Novelist |
Years active | 1994-present |
Known for | Brock and Kollaseries |
Notable work | The Malcontenta |
Awards | Ned Kelly Awardsfor Crime Writing |
Barry Maitland(born 1941 in Scotland) is an Australian author of crime fiction. After studying architecture atCambridge,Maitland practised and taught in the UK before moving to Australia, where he became a professor of architecture at theUniversity of Newcastle.He retired in 2000 and took up writing full-time.[1]
Novels
[edit]Brock and Kolla
[edit]Maitland has written a series of crime novels known as theBrock and Kollanovels, focussing onScotland Yarddetectives, DCI David Brock and DS Katherine Kolla:
- The Marx Sisters(1994)
- The Malcontenta(1995)
- All My Enemies(1996)
- The Chalon Heads(1999)
- Silvermeadow(2000)
- Babel(2002)
- The Verge Practice(2003)
- No Trace(2004)
- Spider Trap(2006)
- Dark Mirror(2009)
- Chelsea Mansions(2011)
- The Raven's Eye(2013)
- The Promised Land(2019)
- The Russian Wife(2021)
Harry Belltree trilogy
[edit]In September, 2014 Maitland published the first of theHarry Belltree trilogy.
- Crucifixion Creek: The Belltree Trilogy, Book One,ISBN9781922182456,ASIN B00LZ1U6IY, Text (24 September 2014)
- Ash Island(2015)
- Slaughter Park(2016)
Others
[edit]- Bright Air(2008)
Awards
[edit]- Ned Kelly Awardsfor Crime Writing, "Best Novel"
- 1996, joint winner forThe Malcontenta[2]
- 2000, shortlisted forChalon HeadsandSilvermeadow
- 2003, shortlisted forBabel
- 2005, shortlisted forNo Trace
- 2007, shortlisted forSpider Trap
- 2009, shortlisted forBright Air
References
[edit]- ^"Australian Web Archive".webarchive.nla.gov.au. 23 August 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 20 December 2003.Retrieved23 March2012.
- ^"Australian Crime Writers – 1996 Ned Kelly Award Winners".Archived fromthe originalon 27 March 2016.Retrieved1 November2016.
External links
[edit]- Barry Maitland's website
- Review ofThe Marx Sisters–Kirkus Reviews(May 2010)
- Review ofCrucifixion CreekArchived5 January 2019 at theWayback Machine–AustCrime(January 2015)
- Review ofThe Promised Land–Booklover Book Reviews(January 2019)
Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Australian novelists
- 21st-century Australian novelists
- Australian crime writers
- Australian crime fiction writers
- Australian mystery writers
- Australian male novelists
- Ned Kelly Award winners
- 20th-century Australian male writers
- 21st-century Australian male writers
- Scottish emigrants to Australia
- Australian writer stubs